Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-09
FARM NOTES.

LII Is q mistake TO suppose That sour ter-
mented slop for hogs is better than fresh
mixture that is sweet and clean.
Although it is supposed that the hog
eats anything, yet it rejects grasses and
weeds that are readily eaten by sheep and
cattle.
SuIfo~er seed is often fed to poultry,
but if too much be given it will cause the
feathers to fall off, as it promotes early
moulting.
Dry weather affects wagons, wheels,
houses and implements as we'll as stock.
Good, well-seasoned lumber should always
be used for building on the farm.
Keeping a close watch over the plow
point, and having it sharp or replacing
it frequently with new one will often
save ten times the cost of the pillow in
labor.
Ripe canteloupes will easily become
detached from the vines while green
ones must be pulled off. They can not
always be known to be ripe by the ap-
pesrance
When the leaves of plants assume q
yellow tinge the application of so
pounds of nitrate of soda will often
cause them to again become green and
thrifty.
Authorities differ as to the best time
to cut hay. As a rule farmers wait too
long before cutting, and to strike it
just right requires Judgment and e1-
periCnce.
In selecting an animal for breeding
purposes, always aim to seclre hardness.
We have severe winters and warm sum-
mers, and this SHOULD never be over
looked.
To train flock of sheep, raise lamb
at the house, teach it to come when called,
and then put it with the flock. By calling
the petted lamb the others will follow.
As soon as the crop shall have been re-
moved from the garden plot, pillow it, and
allow no weeds to grow, which will great
~ lessen the garden work next season.
Beekeepers claim that bees do not
puncture fruit, but that if the fruit be
punctured, as is done by wasps, the bees
will then destroy the fruit. Thu real
danger Is from the wasps.
In turning weeds under the work will
be thrown away unless they be complete
ly covered, as covering the roots only and
leaving the tops out of the ground will
permit them to continue growing.
fast horse is not the best for the
pillow or cultivator, as such horses not
only soon exaust themselves, but the
driver also. The best work can usually
be done with a slow ANIMAL as the grass
and weeds can thus more easily be de-
stroyed.
The New York Court of Appeals has
decided that it is not a good defense for
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plead that he did not know that it was
impure, but that it is his duty to know
the quality of his milk.
The necessity of keeping the sheep on
dry footing should not be forgotten. A
yard in which sheep are kept should be
one where there is drainage. Wet foot
ing is the one thing that sheep will not
stand.
1t has been demonstrated that calves
pay better when kept until ten or twelve
weeks old than when sold as soon as born.
They will give a return for all the milk
they consume, as well as lessen the supply
of milk marketed.
One of the experiment stations decided
last year that soaking seed oats for two
days in solution of sulphite of copper, 4
ounces in gallon of water, prevented the
appearance of smut in the crop. There
may BIO something in it.
A good preventative to hog cholera is
said to be as follows: Fer a herd of 25
head give twice week of bran about one
peck; salt, one quart; wood ashes, one
peck; soda, quarter of a pound, and one
tablespoonful of carbolic acid; all mixed
well.